Scope and Contents
Mainly a collection of medals and trophies belonging to Nicholas Shackleton and also his father, Robert Millner Shackleton. There are also several certificates, some books and a painting of Shackleton by Nick Toller (2000).
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 2006
Biographical / Historical
Sir Nicholas John Shackleton FRS (23 June 1937 – 24 January 2006) was an English geologist and paleoclimatologist who specialised in the Quaternary Period. His father was the geologist, Robert Millner Shackleton and his great uncle was the explorer, Ernest Shackleton.
Extent
6 archive box(es)
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Clare Hall Archives Repository
The College Archivist
Clare Hall Archives
Clare Hall, Herschel Road
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 9AL United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 332375
archives@clarehall.cam.ac.uk